Parade steps off Saturday at 1

MIDDLEBORO — The Christmas Parade Committee has announced that the theme for this year's Middleborough Christmas Parade will be "O Christmas Tree." The 53rd annual downtown Middleboro Christmas parade will step off from the Mayflower-Burkland School complex at 1 p.m. Saturday, bringing plenty of good cheer and delivering Santa Claus to his Middleboro home for the holidays.

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Posted Nov. 22, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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MIDDLEBORO — The Christmas Parade Committee has announced that the theme for this year's Middleborough Christmas Parade will be "O Christmas Tree." The 53rd annual downtown Middleboro Christmas parade will step off from the Mayflower-Burkland School complex at 1 p.m. Saturday, bringing plenty of good cheer and delivering Santa Claus to his Middleboro home for the holidays.

Local church groups and civic organizations, Scout troops, businesses and school bands are expected to participate.

From the school parking lot on Mayflower Avenue, the parade will travel to Courtland Street, around Station Street, down Centre Street, continue to South Main Street, and return to the Burkland School.

Judges will award prizes for the parade's best entries. Prizes will be judged and awarded prior to the start of the parade. Everyone should have their entry at the Burkland School no later than noon if they wish to be judged.

Holiday festivities are planned in the downtown area next Saturday (see story in today's Leisure section), but the annual holiday window decorating contest kicks off this week, since Saturday is "Small Business Saturday."

The rain/snow date for the parade is Sunday.

MYSL to participate

Middleborough Youth Softball League is looking for all past, present and future softball players. Several coaches, assistants and parents will be walking in the Christmas parade this year. Young people who wish to walk the parade with their parents should be at the school by 12:15 p.m. and look for the MYSL banner and their coaches, who will be gathering them together. The parade starts there and ends there. Parents should be at the end of the parade to pick up their children.

Registration for all girls is now online on the web site Middleborosoftball.org

For information about the parade or registration for the league, call Ken Maddigan, secretary at 508-947-8940.

Calling all pet owners

Everyone is invited to join in the first annual "Rein - Dog" Walk during the Christmas Parade on Saturday. The group will be meeting at the Burkland School at noon. Everyone is welcome to walk their dogs in the parade. Those who would like to participate are asked to donate items that will be given to the Middleboro, Taunton, and Lakeville animal shelters. There will be collection boxes in the parade for any more donations.

Items that may be donated include dog and cat food, gently used clean blankets and dog/cat treats. For more information, contact Miki at 774-271-1947 or at mikineilson@yahoo.com.